| The development of human society is always | | | | development of any religion corresponding to the |
| accompanied by the development of different | | | | demand of the changing and more and more |
| religious beliefs. Traditional view on the religious | | | | progressive world. But this thesis cannot be |
| progress is regarded as the evolution of a certain | | | | proclaimed as universal and absolutely undeniable |
| religion beginning from the earliest signs and the most | | | | because this idea has some opponents which do not |
| primitive forms of religious perception of the | | | | agree that monotheism should be treated as the |
| surrounding reality, such as animism, through | | | | most progressive religious trend or as a symbol of |
| polytheism to monotheism. The latter is considered | | | | the higher position of certain religion on different |
| by many researchers to be the last point of the | | | | levels (spiritual, moral, etc.). |